TOS CREW Review: Web Design for Kids (...and Curious Grown Ups!)

Web Design for Kids has been a fun step by step DVD to help build a website.  I have been a little phobic about HTML, but am feeling more comfortable after working through this DVD.  This DVD takes you step by step in very simple language to building a website.  In fact you build a very simple webpage after the first lesson. After each lesson he adds to the original.  You don't have to have an Internet connection to make a webpage and all the software you need is standard on all PC's running Microsoft Windows (NOTEPAD AND INTERNET EXPLORER.)

You follow two children as they move through the program and ask (rehearsed) questions and the instructor gives easy, gentle answers.  If you are beginner, like some of my children, there is an absolute beginner lesson available that you can skip if you already know how to cut and paste, save folders, etc.

This was a lot of fun to do and it was very easy.  I highly recommend it!  I look forward to seeing more products from this company.
There are 7 chapters that are 1 hour 22 minutes long.

Topics covered include:

The 10 Basic Lines of Code

Coloring the Background and Letters

Making Letters Move Across the Screen

Designer Backgrounds

Changing Fonts

Adding Pictures

 

To purchase or to find out more information CLICK HERE.

 

You can watch a sample video:

TOS Crew Review: Let's Make a Webpage

Let's Make a Webpage by Computer Lady Phyllis Wheeler and Motherboard Books is an ebook for ages 8 to 12. Target age is more like 10 years and up. Using trial software you download for 30 days before you have purchase it, you and your child are taken step by step, in 10 lessons, to build a basic web page. The instructions are simple enough so that if your child has some computer background and is motivated they will be able to complete this mostly by themselves. However because some exercises require you to use the Internet, it is highly recommended you supervise them at all times. Some assistance may also be needed to set up and download the software.

The software recommended is Coffeecup. This software was chose for it's ease of use and lower cost to purchase then others ($49). There are free ones also available that are mentioned, however they are not as user friendly and don't always work well with Vista. Since the screenshots used for this ebook are from CoffeeCup it is best that that software is used to make the initial website. There are directions on how to access your info after the trial period runs out, as long as you saved it in MS Notepad.

The lessons provided have the child conduct an interview with someone for the web page. Skills for how to do this are taught in the lesson, so more then just web page building are covered.

Motherboard books has other books available including curriculums teaching computer science for grades 5 and up. You can visit their website for more info: http://www.motherboardbooks.com/ You will also find a free Internet Scavenger Hunt for your child to try.